Italy

During our four months away in Luna (our converted Luton van) we experienced some pretty wild weather. Thunderstorms and gale force winds in Croatia, hail stones in Austria and a record breaking heatwave in Italy that became known as heatwave Lucifer. Travelling to Italy in July and August, we knew to expect hot weather and a certain […]

We are in our second year travelling around Europe in a camper van and for the first time ever experienced violence and hostility when we were attacked in Pompeii. It all started on a sunny day in southern Italy, we had found a great spot to spend the night in preparation to visit Pompeii the […]

Let’s get one thing straight; our home on wheels, a Luton Conversion fully cladded and kitted out with a real wood kitchen, 160 litre water tank and 230 watt solar panel, is not the ideal vehicle for driving up and down mountains. However, after the oppressive and unrelenting heat of the Southern Italian coastline combined […]

Heather and I love cheese and therefore visiting Tanuta Vannulo when passing near Paestum in Southern Italy was a must. This farm is very popular with tourists as it is known for producing some of the best Buffalo Mozzarella in Italy. Better still, you can eat cheese that has come from these healthy looking beasts […]